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SuperESL Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

None of.....only that

Hi, Is this sentence structure acceptable to you:

"None of the evidence you just cited proves that he is a bad person, only that he is a bit impatient, thats all."

Thank you.
  

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SuperESL acceptable to you It's understandable, but it doesn't work for me. It's only 'borderline' parallel. CJ

— CalifJim

  • SuperESL acceptable to you It's understandable, but it doesn't work for me.
  • It's only 'borderline' parallel.
  • CJ
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SuperESL acceptable to you
It's understandable, but it doesn't work for me. It's only 'borderline' parallel.
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SuperESL"None of the evidence you just cited proves that he is a bad person, only that he is a bit impatient, that's all."
I see nothing wrong with that, apart from the missing apostrophe.
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Thank you. What would be an acceptable usage of "only that" in a sentence that seeks to compare or contrast two things?
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SuperESLWhat would be an acceptable usage of "only that" ...?
She didn't say that she would marry him, only that she would consider it.

CJ
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